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If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st century
The government is aiming to refresh the main law governing information technology by giving it a revamp which it hopes will bring it in tune with the times and address criticisms about its weaknesses, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
Not Everyone Plays by the Rules in the Digital Playground: Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation
Japreet Grewal spoke at a panel on 'Prevention through Awareness and Education' at a meeting titled 'Not Everyone Plays by the Rules in the Digital Playground:Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation' that was organised by the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Singapore (ICMEC) and TULIR - Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse, India on October 3-4, 2016 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
An 'app'ening world
A ‘forward’ has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the privacy concerns relating to that instant messaging app; it’s asking for permission to share user data with Facebook.
Changing Wikipedia’s (and society’s) male bias is work in progress
Shyamal Lakshminarayanan was on the trail of Maude Lina West Cleghorn, a little-known amateur British entomologist who lived in Calcutta in the early 1900s.
Indian language localization community meets in New Delhi
Localization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons for sticking to English is the steep learning curve and the lack of standardization in various aspects of the localization process.
Eye on Mumbai
The feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
Workshop on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China
Anubha Sinha and Rohini Lakshané presented at the SMU-JINDAL-RENMIN Workshop on “Innovation, Economic Development, and IP in India and China,” co-organised by the Singapore Management University, O.P. Jindal Global University, and Renmin University of China, in Delhi during September 27-28, 2016. Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, delivered the inaugural address at the workshop.
WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy law
On August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
When the war’s on WhatsApp
Slick, jingoistic videos are whipping up pro-war rhetoric on social media after the Uri terror attack.
Fuel Gilt Conference 2016
Fuel Gilt Conference 2016 was organized by the Fuel Project is being held in New Delhi on September 24 and 25, 2016. This is the fourth conference in series. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation at this event.
LITD 17 Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards Meeting
Vanya Rakesh attended the LITD-17 committee meeting (committee on Information Systems Security and Biometrics) organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 23 September 2016 in Bengaluru.
To embed a tweet or not?
Experts say it would amount to copyright infringement if the fair use clause is exploited.
Young Scholars' Programme, CPRSouth 2016
Rohini Lakshané took part in the Young Scholars' Programme organized by Communication Policy Research South from September 6 to 7, 2016 in Zanzibar.
First Working Group Meeting on "An Internet Free and Secure"
Vidushi Marda attended a face-to-face meeting organized by the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) on September 7, 2016 in Strasbourg. The FOC has three working groups (WG), and Vidushi is part of the first WG - An Internet Free and Secure.
The Future of Privacy in the Age of Big Data
A study tour on privacy and big data was organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom from September 3 to 10, 2016 in Berlin and Hamburg. Vanya Rakesh was one of the participants from South Asia who went for the tour.
Law and Economy Policy Conference 2016 (LEPC - 2016)
The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in collaboration with the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) is organising India’s first “Law Economics Policy Conference (LEPC-2016)”. The aim is to bring together legal, economic and policy thinkers to consider policy issues in a holistic manner.
Tulu Wikipedia Goes 'Live' after 8 Years on Incubator
Eight years after being created in the Wikimedia Incubator, the Tulu-language Wikipedia is now live as the 23rd Indic language.
“Made in India” Innovation Policy
In this post they emphasize upon the need for data-driven IP policy making in India.
Is India Prepared for a Cyber Attack? Suckfly And Other Past Responses Say No
From mandatory disclosures to improving CERT-IN’s functioning and transparency, there is much to be done in the event of future cyber attacks.
India's Aadhaar mandate for smartphone makers may rile global firms
They are unlikely to oblige to request to make changes in their operating system and devices to ensure Aadhaar authentication is done securely on smartphones.
